Finally, some good news for Southern California football. Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson connected on three touchdowns to make Lane Kiffin a winner in his first game as Southern California coach. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era. Barkley passed for 257 yards and tied a school record with five TD passes while Johnson matched a USC mark with his three…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There was an old-fashioned fight at the U.S. Open on Thursday but not the one tournament officials wanted to see.
ROVERETO, Italy (Reuters) - A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern Italy.
Utah freshman Brian Blechen intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime, setting up Joe Phillips for a 21-yard field goal that gave the Utes a 27-24 victory against No. 15 Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Pittsburgh had rallied with 14 points in the fourth quarter, forcing overtime on Dan Hutchins’ 30-yard field goal on the final play of regulation.
It was as if the Rose Bowl never ended for Terrelle Pryor. The Ohio State star tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine ran for 103 yards and two scores and the second-ranked Buckeyes rolled over error-prone Marshall 45-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a big date with Miami. Pryor completed 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards and TDs covering 6 and 11 yards to DeVier Posey and 65 yards to Dane…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year ago, Kim Clijsters was the mom hogging the spotlight at the U.S. Open. This time it is Mother Nature.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It looms as a mismatch of classic proportions. Andy Murray, the world number four and one of the favorites to win the U.S. Open title against Dustin Brown, a dreadlocked Jamaican ranked 123rd in the world.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year after her surprise exit from the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova will have another showdown with a little-known American teenager who will be battling for her own share of the Flushing Meadows spotlight.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year ago, Kim Clijsters was the mom in the spotlight at the U.S. Open. This time it is Mother Nature.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova joined a stampede of easy center court winners at the U.S. Open on Thursday when the former champion trampled Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-2 to reach the third round.
